Chapter 9 Review

What was an important advantage of the three-field system of crop rotation?

• It divided large land holdings among vassals

• It increased the amount of land that could be planted every year

• It allowed all of a farmer's land to be planted at once

• It produced fewer crops for farmers to harvest

How did feudalism bring order to Europe? Choose TWO correct answers.

• It increased the power of powerful monarchs

• It created a strict system of social ranks

• It provided defense against foreign invaders

• It brought all people under a single religion

How did Christianity bring organization to Europe? Choose TWO correct answers?

• Shared faith brought people together

• All kings became vassals of the pope

• Latin became the common language of all Europeans

• The faith led to the formation of new states

How had the role of monasteries changed by the 1200s?

• They had mostly closed down and been replaced by mendicant orders

• They had abandoned their role in education to focus on farming

• They had survived only in rural areas

• They had become centers of agriculture, and many were located in towns

Why did popes send missionaries into northern Europe?

• to help Charlemagne rule his empire

• to prevent Islam from spending there

• to convert pagans to Christianity

• to build cathedrals and establish universities

Medieval manors can best be described as

• self-sufficient economic units

• royal fiefs

• centers of industry and trade

• small town containing cathedrals